Comb and comb-cleaner combined.



No. 820,533. PATENTED MAY 15, 1906.

0.- W. TAYLOR.

COME AND 00MB CLEANER COMBINED. APPLICATION rum) we. 19, 1905.

UNITED sTATEs PATIENT CFFICE.

CLARENCE W. TAYLOR, CF OAK PARK, ILLINOIS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

LPatented May 15,1906.

Application filed August 19,1905. Serial No. Z74,94=8.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, CLARENCE W. TAYLOR, a citizen of the United States,residing at Oak Park, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in a Comb and Comb- CleanerCombined, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in combs and combcleaners combined,and has for its object, first, to provide a comb and comb-cleanercombined which shall be simple in construction, comparativelyinexpensive to manufacture, and sanitary in use, and, second, to producean article of the class adapted to be Washed or cleansed withoutremoving the cleaner from the comb.

With these and other objects in view my invention consists of the novelform and the means for removably securing the cleaner to the comb andthe combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more specificallydescribed, illustrated in the drawings, and particularly pointed out inthe claims hereunto appended.

In describing the invention in detail reference is had to theaccompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, whereinlike numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout theseveral views, and in which Figure 1 is a side view of my comb andcomb-cleaner combined, showing the cleaner in normal position andshowing the side of the comb on which the main portion of the cleaner ismounted. Fig. 2 is a view of the comb and cleaner,-showing the sideopposite from the one on which the main portion of the cleaner ismounted, but with the cleaner in a position intermediate the upper andlower ends of the teeth of the comb. 3 is a view of the cleaner as itcomes from the die. Fig. 4 is a top plan view of the cleaner formed tobe mounted on the comb. Fig. 5 is a section on line 5 5 of Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawings by referencenumerals, 6 denotes the comb,which is provided with depressions or recesses 7 7 near the ends of thecomb.

Reference character 8 indicates the combcleaner. As shown in Fig. 8, thecleaner is made of one piece of material and by the use of a die. Theprojections 9 on the cleaner are formed substantially at right angleswith the body portion, and these projections are disposed between theteeth of the comb when assembled together. The ends 10 10 in Fig. 3 areformed substantially at right angles to the body of the cleaner andpreferably may be inserted between the end and second teeth and thenbent to bear upon the surface near the ends of the comb, or the ends maybe formed as shown in Fig. 4 and then mounted upon. the comb. The raisedportions 11 11, Figs. 2 and 1, or their equivalents on the spring ends10 10, may be of any desired form. I have shown a round form ofdepression or recess 7 7 and a correspondingly round form 11 11 forengagement with such depressions;

The cleaner may be made of any suitable material. Aluminium with analloy will give good results.

For sanitary reasons, preferably, the cleaner is small and the bodyportion embraces only one side of the comb. It may be washed or cleanedwithout being entirely disengaged from the comb.

In a comb of any suitable material I provide depressions in at least onesurface of the comb near its ends and form the ends of the cleanersuitably for spring-pressure against such surface and for removableengagement therewith.

In assembling the comb and cleaner, if the cleaner is first formed as inFig. 4 it will be apparent the spring ends of the cleaner may be lifteda trifle and the cleaner pushed up the end teeth to its normal position.

In operation when it is desired to clean the comb the cleaner may bepushed downward with sulficient force to disengage the raised portions11 11 from the depressions 7 7 to the ends of the comb-teeth and theaccumulation removed.

I reserve the right to make such changes, variations, and modificationsas come properly within the protection prayed.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination with a comb having a depression in one surface neareach end thereof, of a cleaner the major portion of its length embracingonly one side of the comb and having projections disposed between theteeth of the comb, the end portions of said cleaner being suitablyformed to bear only upon the opposite side of the comb and removablyengage said depressions to secure the cleaner to the comb.

2. The combination with a comb having a depression near each endthereof, of a cleaner I formed for spring enga ement with said dethemajor portion of its length embracing pressions to secure the c eaner tothe comb. only one side of the comb and having projec- In testimonywhereof I affix my signature tions disposed between the teeth of thecomb in presence of two witnesses.

and having its end ortions adapted to pass CLARENCE W. TAYLOR. betweenthe teeth 0 the comb near the ends Witnesses:

thereof and bear only upon the opposite side HENRY BIEDERMAN, of thecomb and having its ends suitably ERNESTINE MoRsTADT.

